Spicy red lentil soup recipe

Spicy Red Lentil Soup recipe

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Ingredients

1 large	onion
2 tbsp	oil
2 clove(s)	garlic
300 g	red lentils
1 ½ l	vegetable stock
2	carrots
½	red bell pepper
½	red chili pepper
3 tbsp	tomato puree
	lemon juice
200 ml	milk
¼ tsp	hot paprika powder
	salt and pepper
½ bunch(es)	coriander leaves or basil, chopped
150 g	yoghurt

Instructions

Dice the onion. In a skillet, heat the oil and sauté the onion. Press in the garlic. Add the lentils and the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.

Peel the carrots, cut into slices and add to the soup. Cut the chili into thin slices and add into the soup. Stir in the tomato purée and the milk. Season with lemon juice, paprika powder, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Check seasoning and correct if necessary.

Serve the soup with yoghurt and coriander.

Preparation time:
ca. 20 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 15 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a